Physician Assistant (Critical Care) needed for Rotating ICU Shifts near Bolton, CT/ ASAP start
Compensation
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Job Description
Healthcare United is seeking a Critical Care Physician Assistant for a full-time, permanent opportunity in the Bolton area of Greater Hartford, Connecticut with an established hospital system. Join a collaborative ICU team with premium shift differentials and broad inpatient clinical responsibilities. Start ASAP, subject to credentialing.
Overview
- Specialty: Critical Care
- Location: Greater Hartford, Connecticut; advertised near Bolton
- Employment: Full-time, permanent
- Practice Setting: Community-hospital Critical Care unit
- Visa Sponsorship: No visa sponsorship available
Description
Assess, diagnose and manage complex acute and chronic illness in critically ill inpatients. Combine diagnostic decision-making and procedures within professional scope with communication for patients and families and close collaboration with Critical Care physicians and consultants.
What You Can Expect
Schedule
Full-time rotating shifts, listed at 40 hours weekly. Exact shift length, weekend/holiday rotation and call expectations are not specified.
Clinical Responsibilities: Develop treatment plans, perform procedures within your credentials and scope, order and interpret diagnostic tests and collaborate with specialist consultants.
Support Staff / Resources: Critical Care physicians, specialist consultants and multidisciplinary hospital services.
Hospital Setting: Approximately 250-bed community hospital with medical, surgical, emergency and diagnostic services.
- Patient Volume / ICU Capacity: Not specified.
- Specific Required Procedures: Not specified.
- EMR: Epic.
Requirements
- Physician Assistant training and appropriate professional credentials.
- Unrestricted Connecticut professional license or eligibility.
- At least 1 year of APP experience in a Critical Care setting required.
- Strong critical illness assessment, diagnostic interpretation and collaborative communication skills.
Current CV required. ASAP start, subject to credentialing.
Benefits
- Competitive Compensation with premium shift differentials
- Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
- Generous PTO
- Paid CME Time and CME Budget
- Professional License and Dues Reimbursement
- 401(k) with Employer Match
- Tuition Assistance and higher education partnerships
- Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
- Life and Disability Coverage
- Emergency Backup Care, employee assistance and voluntary benefits
- Potential Sign-On Bonus, subject to eligibility and the final offer.
Key Responsibilities
Assess, diagnose, and manage complex acute and chronic illnesses in critically ill inpatients. Collaborate with critical care physicians and specialist consultants to develop and implement treatment plans.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Critical Care Medicine — Physician Assistant Career Context
Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 56% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
Physician Assistant pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Physician Assistant median $126k (middle half $110k–$155k)42 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Connecticut index 103.6 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Critical Care Medicine listings in Connecticut | 6 active | —live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| All physician assistant listings in Connecticut | 112 active | 4,826 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 8% remote · 56% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | sign-on bonus | Connecticut physician assistant listings (all specialties): 29% state a sign-on bonus (median $14k) · 9% offer loan repayment112 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Critical Care Medicine listings (all professions) | 87 in the last 30 days | 85 the 30 days before (about the same)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physician Assistant pay trend (all specialties) | +1.9% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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